Board Proceedings March 10 1905 Ames Polk County actions
The county board met with all members present and approved several items. They granted J P Alderman a soldier’s exemption on Ames property, appointed W J Veneman and P B Smeltzer as Justices of the Peace for Indian Creek, and approved redemption of Elizabeth Black’s property from tax sale. A Polk Story ditch hearing was postponed for a joint session with Polk County. The minutes were read and approved.
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Astees
Indian Creek Township
W. J. Veneman
P. B. Smeltzer
Said
Ames
J. P. Alderman
Kingsbury
Laura McCoy
Indiana
S. Gregory
Elizabeth Black
Polk
Polk County
Spoiled Appetite Tale of Baron Graham and Oysters
A historical anecdote recounts Baron Graham asking an epicure how many oysters create appetite. He is advised to eat until hungry and, true to form, devours ten dozen. He then laments he is not hungrier than at the start.
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Upper
Egypt
Baron Graham
Epicure
Webster City resident noted at home as seat project approved
The article catalogs local movements and events across Ames and surrounding towns with mentions of Jone Clair Currie in Webster City, new chapel seating approved by trustees, faculty and student activities, visits, and a collection of campus notes including lectures, exams, and farm sale advertisements.
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Clair Currie
Webster City
Local residents visit Des Moines and other towns this week
A dozen individuals including C. £ Holmes Mrs A W Walkey and Miss Iris Hunter visit Des Moines and nearby communities. Others travel to Boone Belvidere Reinbeck Marshalltown and Chicago while several return from city visits. Ancillary notes mention W H Nelson Orvil St John and dr Everest visiting Ames relatives and local business ties.
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Jennie McE. Beyer
Des Moines
J. J. Kegley
Boone
Alice Boyd
Clyde Jones
Chicago
Jas. Green and Son
Cambridge
Mary Bryant
J. F. Baker
Everest
St. Mary's
Ohio
W. H. Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
City
Orvil St. John
Elsie St. John
Montour
L. C. St. John
Dodge Bowman Amusement Co to Open Two Nights at Armory
Tuer Dodge Bowman Amusement Co will open a two nights engagement at the Armory opera house on Wednesday March 22 with high class vaudeville illustrated songs and moving pictures. The company comes endorsed by leading western houses and has played to capacity crowds in major cities.
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Tuer
Dodge-Bowman Amusement Co
Armory Opera House
Peoria
Dodge- Bowman Amusement Co
Grand
The Confusion of Wives in Utah Anecdotes
A humorous account from Leslie's Monthly describes mixups caused by crowded social life in Utah. An apostle’s gentile guest misreads the address and is guided to the correct home by a telephone prompt about Emma and John. A child’s interruption reveals a domestic misunderstanding about a husband’s lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
South Side School
Utah
Emma
John
Bapa
Leslie
Administratrix's Notice in Story County Iowa
Adminstratrix Mary Hoffmeister announces appointment by the Story county District Court to administer the estate of John Hoffmeister deceased. Creditors must file claims by the court and debtors must pay the estate. Dated Ames IowaMarch 14 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Story County
Iowa
John Hoffmeister
Ames
Mary Hoffmeister
Notice to Contractors for Ames Sidewalks 1905 Bids
City of Ames Iowa invites sealed proposals for permanent sidewalks for 1905. Bidders state price per square yard and material type brick or cement with specified foundations and finishing layer. Proposals due April 3 1905 at city clerk office.
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Ames
Iowa
Attaat
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Sears, Roebuck & Co
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Colfax
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the Knob
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Helen Knapp
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Cleveland
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Massachusetts
Wade Hampton, Sr
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J. L. Case
Prep J. Wearth
Old Brownlow
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C. £. Holmes
Ogden
A. W. Walkey
Mrs
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Iris Hunter
Grace Adams
Nollins
Jennie Wallace
Altoona
Brother
John McCall
Tennie Oleson
la Farge
Wisconsin
Lew Erickson
Clifford Miller
E. W. Parnell
Idaho
Mabel Capps
Belvidere
C. R. Scroggie
Grace Tinsley
Reinbeck
Edith Cairns
Lillie Spratt
Marshalltown
Miss Bertha Spratt
John Keating
Carrie Horton
David Hammond
W. Springs, S. D
George Person Home
Kelley
Bernice Corlette
Mercy Hospital
A. J. Graves
Storm Lake
Ed Graves
G. B. Farnum
Spencer
Chris Jensen
College Road
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Florence Brendeman
Cedar Falls
Wilbur Mathews
Oscar Mathews
Toledo
Ross Mason
Jefferson
M. J. Selby
Maland
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Mr. Stickney
Nashua
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Chas. Taylor
Svowsx Nursery
Olsanville
Ollanville
A. B. Maxwett
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